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PHYSICS! What is it and what comprises it?
Some of you have taken science classes in high school and college, but how many of you know what Physics is all about? Some do and some don't.. This video kind of provides you with a roadmap of sorts to understand the rudimentary components of Physics and it for that reason that I share it to a broad audience... I love Physics... I can't get enough of it even as my lifetime winds down...
I was enrolled in a College Scientific Program in High School, graduated in 1960, and I naively enrolled in a liberal arts program at a local college in Massachusetts. That lasted about 7 months and that was it... I wasn't doing what I wanted to do, and I joined the USAF and became an Airborne Navigation Systems Repairman/Tech...on RC121 Radar Planes on assignment by the then Air Defense Command... Although I didn't make the USAF a career, It led me to go back to College to advance my knowledge... Math, Science, some business. But it was mostly technology which was my forte and it was College Physics that I enjoyed most, and courses in Calculus and Differential Equations cemented most of my minds interest...
I worked for GTE Sylvania on a Minuteman Missile Launch Control Facility, went to Raytheon Company and worked on an FAA Enroute Air Traffic Control System as a Quality Control Engineer, then to Raytheon Data Systems where I became a marketing and program manager for the Airlines on Airline Reservation Systems and it goes on from there... My point is that I gravitated to all those positions because of my love for PHYSICS and MATHMATICS...
This video kind of puts Physics in a visual context of what Physics actually includes... I hope you find it as fascinating as I did... I had never seen Physics and all its component pieces put together in one simplified "MAP"... Enjoy! As usual, please watch FULL SCREEN WITH SOUND APPROPRIATE...
Kerry
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Some of you have taken science classes in high school and college, but how many of you know what Physics is all about? Some do and some don't.. This video kind of provides you with a roadmap of sorts to understand the rudimentary components of Physics and it for that reason that I share it to a broad audience... I love Physics... I can't get enough of it even as my lifetime winds down...
I was enrolled in a College Scientific Program in High School, graduated in 1960, and I naively enrolled in a liberal arts program at a local college in Massachusetts. That lasted about 7 months and that was it... I wasn't doing what I wanted to do, and I joined the USAF and became an Airborne Navigation Systems Repairman/Tech...on RC121 Radar Planes on assignment by the then Air Defense Command... Although I didn't make the USAF a career, It led me to go back to College to advance my knowledge... Math, Science, some business. But it was mostly technology which was my forte and it was College Physics that I enjoyed most, and courses in Calculus and Differential Equations cemented most of my minds interest...
I worked for GTE Sylvania on a Minuteman Missile Launch Control Facility, went to Raytheon Company and worked on an FAA Enroute Air Traffic Control System as a Quality Control Engineer, then to Raytheon Data Systems where I became a marketing and program manager for the Airlines on Airline Reservation Systems and it goes on from there... My point is that I gravitated to all those positions because of my love for PHYSICS and MATHMATICS...
This video kind of puts Physics in a visual context of what Physics actually includes... I hope you find it as fascinating as I did... I had never seen Physics and all its component pieces put together in one simplified "MAP"... Enjoy! As usual, please watch FULL SCREEN WITH SOUND APPROPRIATE...
Kerry
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Sgt (Join to see) Thank you for the physics share and the interesting inspiring commentary! Your are an inspiration. I'm thinking you made sure the Science topics and groups at RP exist. Thank you for that too!
After Chemistry in high school, I did no more science classes until Geology and Astronomy, post-military. That is what lead me to what has become an increasing, sustaining fascination with physics. However, physics principles are the basis of all sciences, imho. I found the boundary conditions between sub-atomic particles and energy to be fascinating, still do. Did one classical physics course, before my education was interrupted. But my interest since has been the unity work connecting Relativity and Quantum Physics.
Being autodidactic has always worked well, and who isn't autodidactic, anyway, after learning to read, lol? Learning at one's own pace has positives and negatives: no pressure about testing; useful for later coursework; possible to follow one's own path of interest as it develops; easier to be lazy about unscheduled learning too; no official credentials; also easier to learn what is not known and why it needs to be learned which becomes motivating.
The best, though? I can only echo what you have pointed out - recognizing the directions in which love of an academic discipline takes one - career, academic, personal life - as the joy of being a lifelong learner. I think some refer to it as "following the heart".
After Chemistry in high school, I did no more science classes until Geology and Astronomy, post-military. That is what lead me to what has become an increasing, sustaining fascination with physics. However, physics principles are the basis of all sciences, imho. I found the boundary conditions between sub-atomic particles and energy to be fascinating, still do. Did one classical physics course, before my education was interrupted. But my interest since has been the unity work connecting Relativity and Quantum Physics.
Being autodidactic has always worked well, and who isn't autodidactic, anyway, after learning to read, lol? Learning at one's own pace has positives and negatives: no pressure about testing; useful for later coursework; possible to follow one's own path of interest as it develops; easier to be lazy about unscheduled learning too; no official credentials; also easier to learn what is not known and why it needs to be learned which becomes motivating.
The best, though? I can only echo what you have pointed out - recognizing the directions in which love of an academic discipline takes one - career, academic, personal life - as the joy of being a lifelong learner. I think some refer to it as "following the heart".
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Thank You Kerry. That is a well constructed presentation and well-spent 8+ minutes. It actually explains what so many have great difficulty explaining in a clear, simple and effective way. This cip is an absolute keeper!
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